My story:I'm trying to make this RPG game and there (of course) will be walls, or atleast a boundary. I'm trying to make this movieclip marking where all the walls or boundaries will be. (then on a different layer, i'll put graphics over it). I tried to make it so that if(hitTest(_root.wallBou...more >>

i have an swf called 'number_1' that contains a movie holder called 'holder'. clicking a button in 'number_1' loads a second swf called 'number_2' into 'holder'. the code for that is super simple in the actions layer the following code: function loadSWF2(){ holder.loadMovie('number_2.s...more >>

My .swf looks fine when using IE (with yamzBrowser being used), but if I use Mozilla/Netscape/Opera, then weird things happen (weird gray box on the screen appears, button does not function correctly, textfield does not have a cursor when the mouse rolls over it, etc).. Anyone experiencing the...more >>

hi. i made a xml file with microsoft notepad that looks something like this: <something>this is first line this is second line</something> to make it more precise i typed 'enter' between the lines. when i load it in text area it looks something like this: this is first line this is s...more >>

I'm evaluating Flash MX 2004 for purchase but I'm not sure its up to the task at hand. I need to dynamically concatenate together various sounds by playing them sequentially (one after another). Let me drum up a simple example. Use the alphabet as an example Say I have sounds for "a",...more >>

Hello, this may be a litle strange, but I'm not geting it... I've a function() - preloader, and I want to use one if statment to make flash draw one shape when the preload is finish. I'm tring like this: preloader = function(){ blablabla; } if(!preloader){ trace("I've not...more >>

Hi there. I'm trying to set up a link to a seperate page that uses asp using the getURL. It looks like this: getURL('http://www.keen.com/calls/PT_interimcall.asp?sid=3813645); but I keep getting an error and I don't know what I'm doing wrong. Please Help! ...more >>

I am using multiple cell renderers in a datagrid and each one seems to take about 5 seconds to fully load. has anyone had performance issues with using cell renderers? If so, has anyone come up with a solution to the performance problem? ...more >>

This is probably a pretty basic question, but I'm having a helluva time figuring it out. I've got a movieclip "image" and on the first frame of my _root, and arbitrary number of "image"s are created, each named image[i]. I am trying to have code attached to each instance that fades the image[i...more >>

Is there a way to link a button in a movie to a frame in the scene. What I have is a small animation. What I want to happen is when you roll over the button, which is invisable, to play the first half and when you roll out to play the other. I have the roll over and out part all working. What ...more >>

if my code has several blocks which I want to execute one by one, how to pause actionscript between blocks, say, for 5 seconds? Now I am using onEnterFrame and setInterval as work round but the codes look a little complicated. It would be nice if flash as such a function: pause(5sec); ...more >>

I am a newbie trying to create a loop of JPEG images from a folder. I can successfully pass the jpeg filenames and text from ColdFusion using loadVariablesNum; however when I use loadMovie to load the JPEG it doesn't display the first image, and it's always one image behind after that. I h...more >>

I am using an MX Check Box component. To find out what the person selected I am using the .getValue of the checkbox to determine true or false. What I want to do, rather than returning true or false, is to return the choice made, such as a, b, c, or d. Currently the change handler is on my...more >>

i'm trying for the first time to build all swf files externally and have them load into a master.swf i have an intro animation, then a menu, and mp3 jukebox that i want to load after the intro animation is finished playing. my problem is that the menu and jukebox are loading while the intro ...more >>

because all slides load on frame 1 of the timeline in a screens application, i am having troubles working with sounds the way i usually would. normally, i would do something like this: testSnd = new Sound(); testSnd.attachSound('testSnd'); testSnd.start(); testSnd.startTime = getTimer(); p...more >>

i have a script that looks something like this var myXML:XML = new XML(); myXML.onLoad = function (success:Boolean) { if (success == true) { trace ("SUCCESS!"); //do something} else { trace ("NOT SUCCESS!"); //do something else } } i have a modal window with a button that loa...more >>

Where may I find Flash code to generate a 'word find' puzzle?...more >>

I am trying to get the time line or movie clip to finish playing before the get URL opens a new page... any help? also trying to use JavaScript in a button??...more >>

hello and thank you very much in advance. I have a quiz in which i have seventeen questions and each question has four or five multiple choice answers. each answer is assigned a certain point value wich it adds to one of seven running totals. at the end of the quiz it tells you which one (of t...more >>

hi to everyone!!! i have a problem with Loadvariables i buiding a web site which has 2 files, 'intro.swf' and 'main.swf'.In 'main.swf' the text loads from a txt file with the action 'loadVariablesNum' and when run the main everything its OK. but the problem starts when i load the 'main.swf' i...more >>

I'm kinda new to actionscript but i'm catching on fast. I'm having trouble with focus. I want to write actionscript to tell flash that if text field 1 has focus and enter is pressed, then, do .....something. I have mulitple text boxes and I want enter to do something different if the curren...more >>

Hi, I am trying to scroll a list of names using one keyboard key for up and one keyboard key for down. I am altering action script that works for buttons that reside on the screen... I can't seem to get it to work. Here is the code right now... -------------------------------------...more >>

If this is masking I am not sure how to begin learning this one. I am not sure how to describe the embedded animation on this page: http://www.factordesign.com/fd/portfolio/2_portfolio_swf.html If anyone can give me some direction on how to start this or some clues, tutorial URLs, I would...more >>

Please help me with a simple action I have seemed to forget: Let us say we place a clip with an instance name of 'square' on frame 1 of our movie. This clip is a simple motion tween of 24 frames. On a second layer of our movie we create a movie symbol that will be a button and give it an ins...more >>

Hi, got a problem stopping a movie clip playing backwards once it starts. Here's the deal: A movieclip of a dial is covered with two invisible buttons on the left and right side. The idea being that rollover on the right side of the movie will play the movieclip in one direction and rollover...more >>

Hi, Hope all are doing great! :) I was just wondering is there any way to have a mc rotate a few times and then stop at the required angle. Right now I am using _root.spinMe_mc._rotation += (80 - _rotation)/3 to make it go to angle 80 and ease a little while doing so and it works fi...more >>

Hi All, I would like to change a text color in swf file without using flash. I haven't the src file, so I wonder if it's possible to use a hex editor or sth else to change a value of color directly in swf. I tried to find a value of color and replace by new one using a hex editor, but ...more >>

Load Movie Problem FLA Attached I have a movie 'mountains.swf' which is working standalone quite well. But when i m loading it in 'aaa.swf' it stops working. I have used _level0 in spite of _root. Here i m attaching some FlAs. I will be very thankful if someone can help. Creativesaby ...more >>

Is there away to test for the selected value of a checkbox component? I would like to use something like: if checkbox.selected == true as a way of testing user responses, however I assume that 'selected' can be set but not tested, can anyone let me know or can anyone think of another way of...more >>

Is there a way to put a cue point into an mp3 file and read out that info in Flash? I know that I can set cue points in the Media Playback component, but don't want to do this as it looks difficult to combine the component with a regular timeline, and I'm not sure how to integrate actionScript...more >>

Hi, I am trying to develop an application where the user can change the 'style' or look by going to a preferences panel. I am using a function that's located in the main time line (level 0 / _root). This function draws a box that covers the entire stage (enabling the user to change the back...more >>

hi.. i am making an application that everyone can create his/her own t-shirt design including color, type etc. but the problem is, how can i send the swf file that has been created by the visitor to my customer via e-mail. actually it is not so important that the file is a swf or jpg.. i jus...more >>

hi... everyone im just new on using flash 5 i have a problem i dont know how to create a text box with scrolling bar, can anyone help me, can you post the source code...thank you very much.... ;)...more >>

I develop Software for Windows extensions for purposes of automation, integration etc. The kernel is processing of events/actions. (like simplest event is time alarm and action to start an application) So I want to use a popular languge instead creating next new one. It seems Action Script i...more >>

Hello, Flash MX as1.0 I'm trying to show a preload bar each time I load a new sound file. The code below will display the total main movie file size instantly-no progresssion of loading in progress. Second question: When trying to //sound audio level 500 //call from button function faudio...more >>

is it possible to pass arguments with onRelease function? i tried it but failed, how can we do that. var x = "some text"; myButton.onRelease = button(x); function button(arg) { trace(arg); }...more >>

It may be late, or it may be me, but i'm just not 'getting' the code example in the Flash documentation. I have brought an illustrator file into Flash, and have isolated the bits I want to be colored in. I basically want the kids to be able to pick a color, then click on the piece to color - ...more >>

I run a small design studio and took on an intern this fall. I have a web site in progress that he did all in Flash. I know really nothing of Flash, but below is what he has written on what he is trying to do and what is not working. He is MX2004 on a PC Basically we are trying to get a text...more >>

Ok this is somewhat complicated, but ill try to be as concise and clear as possible. Basically I am trying to do drag and drop in flash, but a 'smart' drag and drop. So here is the scenario: Two windows, both with 5 objects vertically listed, all aligned left in their respective windows. - ...more >>

Is there a bug with Flash MX 2004 Remote Debugger or Flash 7.0.19 plugin that is causing the Remote Debugger to fail?...more >>

hey everyone. I want to be able to have one xml document that parses text into different text fields in flash. example: in xml have <about> about text goes here<about/> then in flash have a text field called about that pulls the text from that one section of the xml doc. their would be mu...more >>

Hi..... Im trying to make a game where the main character (movie clip) of the game is constantly falling at a given rate of gravity and the user has to click on the movie clip to make the movie clip rise again (by a small amount). I have worked out the script to simulate gravity (starting slo...more >>

hello and thank you very much in advance. I have a quiz in which i have seventeen questions and each question has four or five multiple choice answers. each answer is assigned a certain point value wich it adds to one of seven running totals. at the end of the quiz it tells you which one (of t...more >>

I have 4 buttons on the stage that triggers each a movie clip called num1 to 4, i use this script : for (n=1; n<=4; n++) { this['but_transparent'+n].onRollOver = this['but_description'+n].onRollOver = function() { this['num'+n].gotoAndStop(2); }; this['but_transparent'+n].onRollOut = ...more >>

is there a way to make a chat in flash?...more >>